This article—adapted from a talk I gave at GraphQL Conf. 2021—describes how Salsify's GraphQL environment creates a productive, enjoyable, and cohesive developer experience from the backend to the frontend.

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love __typename

The GraphQL website describes the tech as "a query language for APIs and a runtime for fulfilling those queries with your existing data." But what does this mean in practice? When am I actually supposed to use GraphQL, and why?